Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam

Vietnam: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 2.05 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.05 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.08 percent
in 1996
All-time low
0.84 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam stood at 2.05 percent.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam peaked at 2.08 percent in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.84 percent, in 1961.

Vietnam ranks 182nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.84 percent 0.84 percent 0.84 percent 9
1970s 0.842 percent 0.84 percent 0.86 percent 10
1980s 0.97 percent 0.88 percent 1.03 percent 10
1990s 1.41 percent 1 percent 2.08 percent 10
2000s 2.06 percent 2.05 percent 2.07 percent 10
2010s 2.05 percent 2.05 percent 2.05 percent 10
2020s 2.05 percent 2.05 percent 2.05 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam was 2.05 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2.08 percent in 1996.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.84 percent in 1961.
How does Vietnam rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Vietnam ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).